Say you wanna be in showbusiness See the man on the TV with a phoney smileBring you up, bring you downHe can turn your head aroundIn showbusiness, showbusiness

See the man on a silver screen With the phoney smileBring you up, bring you downHe can turn your head aroundShowbusiness, showbusiness

Have a hit, maybe twoMake mincemeat out of youCome back in two years timeLay your heart right on the line In showbusiness, showbusinessShowbusiness, showbusiness

Where's the next one, where's the next oneWhere's the next oneOh, baby just like the last one Like the last one

Say you wanna be in showbusiness See the man in the suit With the phoney smileHe can laugh, he can cry He can make you reach the sky,He can say anything you wanna hear Be anything you wanna beYou can say anything you want to hear Be anything you want him to beMake you leave your family In showbusiness, in showbusiness

Take it to the bridge And the next one, and the next oneAnd the next oneHow can you do it like the last one Now do it just like the last one, pleaseLike the last one, like the last one just like the last one

Say you wanna be in showbusiness Have a pretty face and a pretty smileI'm thinkingMake you laugh and they can make you cry But they can't wait, wipe the tear drops from your eyeIn showbusiness, showbusiness

Say you wanna be in showbusinessSee the rock star up on the stage Right nowBehind them drugs, behind them booze Behind them people he can useBehind them people usin' themBehind them people usin' usAnd the next one, and the next oneAnd the next oneCan you make it, just like the last oneOh, you make it just like the last oneLike the last oneJust like the last one

Say you wanna be in showbusinessAll the world is a stageEverybody must play their part,I've been so long in showbusinessI feel right now just like I got myself just startedForget the junk, forget the jiveI just want to stay aliveIn showbusiness, in showbusiness

Take it to the bridgeAnd the next one, and the next oneAnd the next oneOh, just like the last one, just like the last oneLike the last one

They can rob you with a fountain penBut you got to find some honest menThey can make you leave your homeWhere you go to waste and roamControl your fate, control your lifeThey can make you leave your wifeIt's showbusiness, it's showbusiness

Take it to the bridgeAnd the next one, and the next oneAnd the next oneOh, just like the last one, can you make itLike the last oneCan you give it one more timeLike the last oneCan you put it out, like the last oneShowbusiness, it's showbusinessIt's showbusiness, showbusinessIt's showbusiness, showbusiness